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As he turns away to continue down the hall --

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MATT (V.O) (CONT'D)

The whole goddamned state is following

my decision on who's going to buy

35,000 acres on Kaua'i my family has

owned since the 1860s. My cousins and

I meet in six days to approve a buyer.

Ever since my father died nine years

ago, I'm the sole trustee, the

controlling trustee, so I hold all the

cards. Why does so much have to depend

on me -- my wife, my daughters, my

family's land? I just want to hide.

11 INT. HOSPITAL GIFT SHOP - DAY 11

A POSTCARD shows a BEAUTIFUL YOUNG GIRL in a bikini

straddling a surfboard, laughing as she's splashed.

Barely containing his rage, Matt stares at postcard before

grabbing ALL THE POSTCARDS in that rack.

AT THE COUNTER --

About to pay for the postcards and two SODAS, Matt notices a

HEADLINE atop a stack of NEWSPAPERS: "Activists Continue

Protest of Kaua'i Sale."

SHOPKEEPER:

Hey, they all the same cards. You like

buy all the same cards?

MATT:

These are inappropriate for a hospital

gift shop. This girl is underage. Why

do you sell postcards like this? This

is a hospital. These aren't get-well

cards.

The SHOPKEEPER blinks at the man weirdly accosting her.

SHOPKEEPER:

You like buy all the cards? Or you

want I put them back?

MATT:

(pulling out his wallet)

Never mind. Yes, I'm buying them. And

these two sodas.

As she rings him up --

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